Employment Based Immigration

Houston Employment-Based Immigration Lawyer

Immigration Attorneys Assisting Clients from Around the World

Under current U.S.
immigration law, every fiscal year (Oct 1 - September 30) approximately 140,000 employment-based
immigrant visas are made available to those who qualify. Individual applicants
must be eligible for an employment-based visa under one of the five categories
by law. The individual's employer must complete and submit a labor
certification request to the Department of Labor and must also file an
immigrant visa petition, usually a Form I-140 Petition for Alien Worker.
The government must approve this petition before it can be finalized.

Immigrating to the United States for employment can be a complex process.
Prospective immigrants are required to follow strict guidelines for applying.
If you work with our Houston immigration lawyer, you can take comfort
in knowing you have a devoted team at your side.

Eligibility for Visa Based on Employment

As a Houston-based immigration law firm, we provide experienced and professional
legal services to help you successfully enter the United States. We focus
on providing tailor-made representation to all of our clients.

The five categories for employment-based immigration are:

Priority workers: those with extraordinary abilities in science, art, education, business,
or athletics, outstanding professors and researchers, and multinational
managers or executives. This includes H-1B and H-1B1 visas. These workers
receive 28.6 percent of the annual limit of employment-based visas.

Professionals: those holding advanced degrees and persons of exceptional ability in
science, art, or business. These workers receive 28.6 percent of the annual
limit of these visas. This includes
TN visas.

Skilled and unskilled workers: these workers also receive 28.6 percent of the annual limit of these visas.

Certain special immigrants: these workers receive 7.1 percent of the annual limit of employment-based visas.

Immigrant investors: these workers also receive 7.1 percent of the annual limit of employment-based visas.

Contact an Immigration Lawyer in Houston, TX

The employment-based immigration process can be complicated and confusing.
That is why it is recommended that you contact our firm immediately. We
can help smooth the way for you and achieve your employment-based immigration
goals with as little stress as possible. Therefore, you should not wait
to get in touch with a Houston immigration attorney at our office.

We can help provide the guidance and follow-up to complete this procedure.
Our firm offers comprehensive immigration services to all clients, while
emphasizing personalized and responsive attention to every client's needs.